At Wekiva Youth Camp, the 7th Grade Program is a time-honored tradition where campers have the opportunity for a week-long immersion in Florida’s natural wilderness.
While our main camp allows campers to unplug from technology and distractions by providing them a week of living inside beautiful Wekiwa Springs State Park, our 7th grade program — affectionately called “primitive” — takes the opportunity to be engrossed in the great outdoors a step further.
Skills for the Wild
2027 Weeks for 7th Grade
| Week | Dates | Spaces |
|---|---|---|
| BoysWeek 1 | June 13 – 19 | 16 boys |
| BoysWeek 2 | June 20 – 26 | 16 boys |
| GirlsWeek 1 | June 27 – July 3 | 16 girls |
| GirlsWeek 2 | July 4 – 10 | 16 girls |
Registration opens in January 2027. Use the grade your camper will complete in the 2026–2027 school year.
Life at the Primitive Site
Campers are brought to a nearby primitive camping site within the state park, where they spend the majority of the week learning how to camp in tents, cook their own meals over a fire and live in one of Florida’s last pristine wildernesses without the distraction of light pollution, vehicles or even other campers.
- No matter their experience level — whether they go camping with their family every weekend or have never slept in a sleeping bag before — campers thrive thanks to the careful curriculum established by the program coordinator.
- Campers are supervised by experienced counselors and volunteers, and are encouraged to make their own decisions, take initiative and lead the way.
- Together, as a group, campers collaborate on campground duties and activities.
- It is the same camp they love — with trips to the Springs, crafts and singalongs — experienced in a whole new way.
Our goal is that your camper comes home with a greater love and respect for nature, leadership skills and an understanding of what it means to be a team player. And do it all while building a pretty great camp fire.